Coin-actuated automatic check-delivery apparatus



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HOMER A. HERE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COlN-ACTUATED AUTOMATIC CHECK-DELIVERY APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 506,400, dated October 10, 1893.

Applicationfiled June 1, 1893. $e1'ialNo.476,278- (No model.)

To all whom it mag concern.-

Be it known that I, HOMER A. HERB, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Coin-Actuated Automatic Dice- Throwing and Oheck-Deliverin g Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to coin actuated automatic dice throwing and check delivering machines and consists of devices fully set forth in the following specification and the accompanying drawings forming part thereof.

My invention belongs to that class of coin actuated machines where a coin is inserted in the machine, a motor mechanism is thereby unlocked, dice shaken up, and a check discharged representin g the value of the coin inserted. v

The object of my machine is to increase sales in places of business where it is used.

The checks discharged have the purchasing power and value of the coin inserted in the machine and should the dice be thrown to certain figures the customer will be presented in merchandise with the value of two or more checks. The customer thus loses nothing and stands a chance of getting a present on each operation of the machine or the insertion of each coin. By theuse of the machine work and low cost of manufacture are obtained in my machine. In practice the spring actuated check feeding arm or lever is found to be very efficient and the oscillating dice throwing arm or lever likewise.

By a simplified mechanism the machine is automatically started and stopped on the in sertion of each coin.

In the drawings like parts are referred to by letters or figures of a corresponding kind.

Figure l is a front elevation of the check dropping or delivering mechanism; the in-. closing case or cabinet therefore being removed. Fig. 2 is a section on line A.B of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front view of the machine with the spring impelled motor in place, also a part vertical section of the glass dome enclosing the dice holding tablet. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of thecheck tripping mechanism and section on line w x of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the check deliverer with its trough. Fig. 5% is a plan of the same and Fig. 6 a side view thereof. Fig. 7 is a .plan and Fig. 8 an end view of the check arresting plate. Fig. 9 is a plan of the plate supporting the guide rods which constitute the check magazine or holder'and a section on line 1 2 of Fig. 10. Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the plate supporting the guide rods constituting the check magazine or holder. Fig. 11 is a plan of the machine with the check delivering mechanism and check magazine omitted.

1 and 1 are arms of the lever which operates the dice holding plate 3. These arms are integrally secured to a central stem 4. and the said central stem is journaled or held by suitable pins to the heads or lugs 5 5 of the laterally projecting part or arms 5 which projecting part 5 is integral with the body 5 of the support for glass dome 4 inclosing the l is actuated and also the dice plate 3. The

cam 19 is an involute cam aswill be seen in Fig. 4. The arm 1 is; therefore gradually raised during the rotation of the shaft, and when the said cam has raised the friction roller 1 to its highest point it is suddenly released and is thus free to drop. The energy stored in the springl will snap and pull it down, therebyforcing the plate up with the same degree of speed and suddenness that the arm 1 is pulled down. This quick movement and the sudden-stopping of this lever and the plate 3 fixed thereto will give momentumto;E

the dice and they will be thrown upinto the glass dome. The dice will thus be shakenup and their faces changed in obedience to the laws of chance. Mis aspring which actuates the motor mechanism. N, N, N and N? are a chain of reducing gears composing the mo- IOO lever 10.

tor mechanism. N and N are the standards which support the shafts of these gears. The specific form or character of this motor mechanism is not material to my machine so long as it will accomplish the demands upon it for power and the proper speed.

23' is a projecting end of the most sensitive shaft of the motor mechanism, the shaft therefore that makes the greatest number of revolutions in a given unit of time. To the end of this shaft is secured a small hooked shaped wire 24, shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 11.

11 is a vertically movable rod, provided at its upper end with an integral hook 23 as shown in Fig. 4. This rod is pivoted to the inner end of the lever 10. It will be seen, in its normal position, the hooked end of the rod 11 is in the rotary path of the wire hook 24. The aforesaid lever 10 is provided at its forward end with two coin catching arms or prongs 12, 12.

26 and 25 are two plates. stitute the coin guide. to the casing of the machineand the plate 25 is secured to the plate 20. The fingers 12, 12 of the arm 10 pass through slots in plate 25 provided for their accommodation.

27 is a plate with a hole made of a size to limit or predetermine the maximum size of the coin which will operate the machine.

8 and 8 are two arms of a lever journaled to the hanger 8 The arm 8 of this lever carriesa friction roller 8 This friction roller is operated by the cam 18, fixed to the main shaft 5 As has been described, the normal position of the rod 11 is that shown in Fig. 4.

Now when I place a coin in the slot in its downward path it strikes the arms 12 12 of the The effect of this is that the lever 10 is oscillated to the position shown by the dotted line W, Fig. 4. The rod 11 with its hookat the upper end thereofis thereby raised and in being thus raised the shaft or spindle to which the hook 24 is secured is free to retateand therefore the motor mechanism is unlocked.

The arm 1', pivoted to the standard 7 will be raised by the cam 19 having meanwhile been rotated to a sufficient degree to raise the depending V shaped lug 15 of the lever 1 aforesaid until the lug 14 on thearm 11 is raised to the position 14 dotted in Fig.4. This will therefore hold the hook on the upper end of the arm llout of the path of the rotating hook 24, Fig. 4, until the cam 19' will make one revolution, with the main shaft 5 to which it is secured. On the completio'nof such revolution the V shaped lug 15 will drop into the recess 19 of the cam 19. This will These plates conallow the arm 11 to drop to its normal posi- The plate 26 is fixedhave been thrown, as has been described, and a check of the value of the coin deposited, discharged in the manner yet to be described.

The function of the lever composed of the arms 8 and 8 is to discharge the coin from the slot, which it does by withdrawing the coin supporting prongs 12 12 from the slot aforesaid. When these arms are so withdrawn the coin is free to drop down out of the slot and into the bottom of the cabinet inclosing the machine. This is done by the cam 18, which is so timed and adjusted that when the arm 15 is raised and is supporting the rod 11, hold ing its hook aforementioned out of the path of the rotating hook 24, the arm 8 is oscillated and the lever 10 being fixed thereto the fingers or prongs 12, 12 on the end thereof are withdrawn from the slot S which of course permits the coin to pass into the bottom of the cabinet or case. The dotted lines in Fig. 11 show the position taken by these parts while the coin is being discharged from its slot. The spring 13 makes the friction roller 8 on the end of the arm 8 hug the cam 18.

6 is a long lever arm. At its upper end it has two forks 0. Either fork is slotted. The forks of the lever straddle the rods 21 forming the check holder or magazine. There are three rods forming this check magazine and by their use friction is reduced to a minimum. The checks are held by these rods in the manner shown by Figs. 1, 3 and 4.

6 is a plate provided with two laterally extending arms 6 These arms play in the slotted forks 6. The slotsin the forked'a'rms aforesaid permit of a horizontal movement of the check pushing plate 6 while the arm or lever 6 describes the are normal to its angular movement and to prevent the said plate 6 from moving in any than a horizontalline it has a hole on its lower end through which the bottom rod 21 passes.

7 is a spring fixed to the end of the arm 6 and energy is thereby stored to force the checks forward on the rods 21. I use this spring as a matter of choice, but I could, if I chose, have a counter balancing weight integral with this arm or lever6 makingit bell crank in shape, or any other practical shape, and thus feed my check forward by gravity. I could also fix a cord to my lever 6 hang it over a pulley and aweigl'it on the end thereof in the manner of weight operated clocks, but I prefer, as the most desirable means of feeding my cheeks forward, the spring.

16 is a plate, fixed to the innerside 'of the casing of the machine. This plate has two vertically positioned corrugations or longitudinally inwardly projecting ridges 1 6 1 6 The checks are forced against these eo'rrugations by the action of the arm 6 through its spring 7. i The function of these corrugations is to arrest friction and thereby improve the working of the machine. It must, however,

be understood l do not limit myself to the use ofthese corrugations as the machine will work without them, but requires a somewhat.

greater power, and where it is desired to cut the power to the minimum it is a factor.

20 is a vertically moving frame, mounted on the rod 16.

17 is an involute cam fixed on the shaft 5 which cam actuates the friction roller 16*, on the aforesaid rod 16, thereby imparting a reciprocating vertical movement to the frame 20. This frame 20 is provided also with two corrugations or longitudinally extending vertical ridges 20 20 These ridges, as is the case with the ridges on the fixed plate previously described arrest friction and aid in the easy and smooth working of'the machine, but I do not want it understood that I. confine or limit myself to their use.

16 is a shelf carried by the frame 20. This shelf extends through the case or cabinet of the machine and delivers the checks without the case or cabinet aforesaid into any convenient receiver provided therefor.

20 is a shield which prevents the checks from falling inward and 20 is a check arrest ing rim integral with the part supporting the shield. The function of this rim is to prevent the possibility of the checks being raised on the upward passage of the frame 20. Practice has demonstrated, that without the rim occasionally the friction between the forward and contact check and the ridges 20 20 of the frame 20, would force a check up with the said:

plate and thus prevent the delivering of a check. The rim 20' avoids and prevents all that trouble as it arrests any tendency of the check to move upward with the plate or frame 20.

The operation of delivering a check is as follows: The placing of a coin in the machine unlocks the motor in the manner here-v inbefore described and explained. The cam 17, fixed to the'prime shaft 5 raises the arm 16 and therefore the plate 20. This is best shown in Figs. 1 and 2. When the plate 20 is down the checks are pressing against the longitudinal ridges 20? 20 but when the said plate or frame is raised the aforesaid ridges 2O 20 are lifted from and above the path of the checks and the checks are forced forward against the stationary plate 16 The thickness of the plate 20 with its corrugations 20 is slightly less than that of the checks. After the frame 20 is raised the check whichformerly pressed against its side 20 takes the position shown by D Fig. 2 which is, it will be seen, immediately beneath the upper portion 20 of this frame 20, as well as against the plate 16 Now when the cam 17 has moved forward to the proper position, beinginvolute in shape, it will allow the rod and frame freedom to drop, and in so dropping the part 20 of the frame 20 will strike the forward check D forcing it on the shelf 16 and deliveringit without the casing of the machine.

As has been explained in the specification I do not limit myself to the mere specific details of construction but they could be modifiedin various ways without departingin the least from the spirit of my invention.

Having now'described .my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ise 1. The combination, in a coin actuated dice throwing and check delivering machine, of a dice supporting tablet, an oscillating pivoted operating arm for said tablet means for actuating said tablet arm a check retaining magazine or holder, and means for discharging said checks automatically, consisting of a pivoted check feeding arm, a check keeper operated thereby a stationary plate against which the checks are normally pressed by 4 said arm and a movable check discharging plate, whereby on each operation of the machine the movable check discharging plate thereby a stationary plate against which the checks are normally pressed by said arm and a movable check discharging plate whereby on each operation of the machine the movable check discharging plate engages the forward check and forces it from the magazine.

3. The combination, in a coin actuated dice throwing and check delivering machine, of a dice supporting tablet, a motor mechanism, a check retaining magazine, a check feeding ICC pivoted spring actuated armor lever, a check a retaining keeper operated thereby, a station ary check arresting plate, and a check deliv ering frame, whereby on each operation of the machine the dice supporting tablet is operated and dice thrown, the check delivering frame discharges a check from the magazine and the check feeding lever feeds the checks along the magazine automatically.

4. The combination, in adice throwing'and check delivering machine, of a check magazine, a check discharging frame, an oscillating dice throwing arm to which is secured a dice supporting tablet, an operating cam for said arm connected to the prime mover of the machine and operated thereby, a'motor mechanism, a pivoted check feed-ing arm,

whereby on the discharging of any check'from the magazine by the said frame, the check feeding arm feeds the checks automatically forward.

5. The combination, in a dice throwing and check delivering machine, of a dice support-' ing tablet, means for actuating said tablet, a motor mechanism, a coin guiding slot, a coin arresting lever normally inthe path of the coin while being guided in said slot, a con necting mechanism between the coin arresting lever and said motor and an automatic check discharging mechanism, whereby on the insertion of a coin in said slot the motor will be unlocked, .the dice tablet actuated shaking up thereby the dice supported thereon and a check discharged.

6. The combination, in a dice throwing and check delivering machine, of a dice supporting tablet, a motor mechanism therefor, a primary shaft operated thereby, a coin guiding slot, a coin arresting lever, normally in the path of the coin while being guided in the slot, a connecting mechanism between the coin arresting lever and the said motor, means for automatically locking said motor on each revolution of the primary shaft, and means for automatically holding the motor lock out of engagement with the motor while the said shaft is making one revolution, a check holding magazine and spring actuated check clelivering frame as and for the purpose speci fied.

7. The combination, in a dice throwing and check delivering machine, of a check magazine, a stationary plate against which the checks are normally pressed, a movable reciprocating check discharging frame,and means for automatically feeding checks forward consisting of a spring actuated pivoted check feeding arm and a check retaining keeper operated thereby as each consecutive one is discharged by said frame.

8. The combination, in a dice throwing and check deliveringmachine, of the check magazine 21, 21, 21, a stationary frame 16 a vertically reciprocating check delivering frame 20 and a check arresting shield 20', keeper 6 and a pivotedspring actuated check feeding arm 6.

9. The combination ina dice throwing and check delivering machine of the check magazine 21, 21, 21, a stationary frame 16 a check delivering frame 20, having a check carrier 16 a check feeding arm 6, provided with two slotted arms 6 and normally engaging the arms 6 of the check keeper 6 10. The combination in a coinactuated dice throwing and check discharging machine of a motor mechanism, a check magazine, a coin guiding slot, a coin actuated and coin arresting lever normally in the path of said slot, a motor lock operated by said lever through a mechanical connection, a dice throwing mechanism operated by said motor and a check discharging mechanism consisting of a stationary check arresting plate and a movable check engaging plate whereby on the insertion of a coin in the said slot the motor is unlocked, the motor thereby operated, dice are thrown and a check discharged by the movable check engaging plate carrying a check from the magazine.

11. The combination in a coin actuated dice throwing and check discharging machine of a motor mechanism, a check magazine, acoin guiding slot, a coin actuated lever normally in the path of said slot,a motor lock operated by said lever, a dice throwing mecl1anism operated by said motoracheck discharging mechanism consisting of a stationary check arresting plate and a movable check engaging plate whereby on the insertion of a coin in the said slot the motor is unlocked the motor thereby operated, dice are thrown and a check discharged by the movable check engaging plateengaging a check and carrying it from the magazine.

12. The combination in a coin actuated dice throwing and check discharging machine of a motor, a coin-guiding slot, a coin arresting lever normally in the path of said coin while being guided in the slot, a motor lock operated by said lever, an automatic check discharging mechanism, a connecting mechanism between the motor and the check discharging mechanism and an automatic dice throwing mechanism whereby on the insertion of a coin in the machine a check is discharged and the dice are thrown automatically.

13. The combination in a coin actuateddice throwing and check discharging machine of a motor, a primary shaft, a coin guiding slot, a coin arresting lever normally in the pathot' the coin while being guided in said slot an automatic dice throwing mechanism, an automatic check discharging mechanism a motor lock adapted to be operated by said com arresting lever, automatic means for withdrawing said coin arresting lever from its normal position in the said coin guiding slot, Whereby on the insertion of a coin in'the machine the motor is automatically unlocked and dice are thrown and a check discharged on each revolution of the primary shaft, and the coin arresting lever is automatically moved from its normal position in the coin guiding slot allowing thereby the coin to pass out of the said slot into the bottom of the cabinet inclosing the mechanism of the machine.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 13th day of May, 1893, in the presence of two witnesses.

HOMER A. HERB.

Witnesses:

JOSHUA R. MORGAN, LEWIS M. DORSEY. 

